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Rasmussen 10/6/08: Obama 52% McCain 44%
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Posted on 10/06/2008 6:33:32 AM PDT by CatOwner

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows Barack Obama attracting 52% of the vote while John McCain earns 44%. This is the highest level of support ever recorded for Obama and is his largest lead of the year. It also continues a remarkable twenty-five days in a row where the Democrat’s support has never declined by even a single point. The Democratic candidate has gained six full percentage points of support since Lehman Brothers collapsed to start the Wall Street mess ...

(Excerpt) Read more at rasmussenreports.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008polls; demoversample; rasmussed; rasmussen
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To: AmericaUnited

Sorry..meant scott in VA


61 posted on 10/06/2008 6:48:14 AM PDT by Mamzelle
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To: chimera

“Not good. At all. The only movement is towards The One. McCain/Palin can’t seem to break out of the low 40s. If Mc/P have any heavy artillery, it’s time to unload it. “

No.

The time to “unload the heavy artillery” has past and gone. If there was indeed ever any “artillery”, it should have been fired right off, and let the shells fall where they may.

When you’ve come to that point in the race where partisans start shouting “it’s time to hit harder!”, well - that’s the indication that the race is probably lost whatever you do.

In earlier postings I pointed out that once a candidate (on EITHER side) starts “breaking 50%”, it’s well-nigh impossible for the other candidate to overcome that.

As others here are pointing out, Rasmussen’s methodology “tilts towards the democrats”. But even taking that into consideration, when I see numbers like “52-44%”, I can’t help but see the gap as “too far to go”.

I’m still going to the polls, regardless. Even though McCain never had a chance here (Connecticut), I’ll go anyway.

But although I’m just a dumb working-class “prole”, I’m wise enough to know the score this time around.

- John


62 posted on 10/06/2008 6:48:31 AM PDT by Fishrrman
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To: MrB

If Obambi is elected mercy is not what we are going to see.


63 posted on 10/06/2008 6:48:32 AM PDT by DarthVader (Liberal Democrats are the party of EVIL whose time of judgment has come.)
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To: ubaldus

2012 will be tough??

Uh, I think not. That will be the year the grassroots of the GOP rise up and tell the establishment to 1), Change the primary process which allows the Rats and “Independents” in the eary states to influence who will be a favorite for our nominee, and 2) the old guard in the GOP that has been incompetent the better part of the decade and fighting back against the Rats and Drive Bys will thrown out on it’s ear if we lose in a few weeks.

Sarah will be in prime position to win the nomination. If we lose, you can bet the infrastructure will be in construction mode the day after the election for a Sarah for President campaign.

The Grassroots are pissed which should make the establishment work harder in the next few weeks to win this thing for job preservation.


64 posted on 10/06/2008 6:48:47 AM PDT by The South Texan (The Drive By Media is America's worst enemy and American people don't know it.)
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To: montag813
It is delusional to believe that Sarah Palin has a national political future if she loses this election.

If Obama is elected, there will be no more politics in America (There will be no more America-we will be a third world toilet for generations)

65 posted on 10/06/2008 6:48:55 AM PDT by Mygirlsmom (How to make a Dem crazy: Speak softly and carry a big LIPSTICK!!!)
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To: johniegrad


This is the highest level of support ever recorded for Obama and is his largest lead of the year. It also continues a remarkable twenty-five days in a row where the Democrat’s support has never declined by even a single point.
These two statements alongside each other would appear to be impossible.

Why would the two statements be contradictory? In the Rasmussen poll Obama has had string of 25 days of not declining and is today at its highest point.


66 posted on 10/06/2008 6:48:57 AM PDT by floridagopvoter
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To: Thane_Banquo

He’s also oversampling dems by 2 points and undersampling Rs by 4 points... adjust for that and you have a 48 to 50 race folks.

2004 turnout was 37D 37R 26I, Rass is sampling 39D, 33R and 28I. Relax folks.


67 posted on 10/06/2008 6:49:10 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: CatOwner
I cannot wait till elections day where those pollsters and the media will be eating crow.
68 posted on 10/06/2008 6:49:27 AM PDT by jveritas (Use the nuclear option against Obama: Jeremiah Wright)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

“McCain should hand the reins to Palin”.

...completely! If he’s “Country First”, then make this election and your campaign about country first. Let go of your ego and your bi-partisan BS talk and let Sarah go!


69 posted on 10/06/2008 6:49:41 AM PDT by albie
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To: CatOwner

The Rasmussen Reports Balance of Power Calculator shows Obama leading in states with 217 Electoral College votes while McCain has the edge in states with 174 votes. When “leaners” are included, Obama leads 264-185 (see Quick Campaign Overview). There are currently six states in the Toss-Up category—Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, Nevada, Ohio, and Virginia. If Obama were to win all the states that are currently leaning in his direction, he would need to win only one of those six toss-up states to become the nation’s next President


70 posted on 10/06/2008 6:49:42 AM PDT by saganite (Obama is a political STD)
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To: housedeep
your polling sucks buddy,

I am beginning to agree. All polling will bump up and down a point or two on a day to day basis. But twenty five days in a row of not loosing a single point? I smell rats.

71 posted on 10/06/2008 6:50:27 AM PDT by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: CSI007

What did Scott change his weighting to this time.


72 posted on 10/06/2008 6:50:31 AM PDT by Thane_Banquo ("They aren't people! They're the ACLU!" - General Patton in An American Carol)
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To: LeonardFMason

Weekend results generally favor Democrats. I do believe Rasmussen is an excellent pollster. However, I too think there is something flawed with the input, perhaps the Bradley effect comming into play. But, if this poll is accurate, McCain/Palin would win maybe 2 states. I just don’t see it.


73 posted on 10/06/2008 6:50:34 AM PDT by Rational Thought
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To: The South Texan

“Sarah will be in prime position to win the nomination. If we lose, you can bet the infrastructure will be in construction mode the day after the election for a Sarah for President campaign.”

-

Why wait until after the election?

Perhaps Palin is the best candidate ... RIGHT NOW.


74 posted on 10/06/2008 6:50:44 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (CHEVY VOLT COUNTDOWN: V minus 90 Weeks. Waiting...)
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To: DarthVader

That’s what I’m saying.

This country really deserves judgement for turning our backs on God, and for allowing the culture to degrade as it has to glorify ugliness and sin.

0bama would bring that deserved judgement.

A Palin election would be a show of Mercy.


75 posted on 10/06/2008 6:51:01 AM PDT by MrB (0bama supporters: What's the attraction? The Marxism or the Infanticide?)
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To: ubaldus
"I think 2012 will be very tough - both for her to get nominated and to get elected if nominated. 2016 may be a better bet, she is still young."

By 2016, or 2012 Obama and ACORN will have so "fixed" the election process that national elections will be more for show than reality.

76 posted on 10/06/2008 6:51:23 AM PDT by Truth29
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To: CSI007

LOL... good one. :)


77 posted on 10/06/2008 6:51:43 AM PDT by jveritas (Use the nuclear option against Obama: Jeremiah Wright)
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To: CatOwner

Sorry...I’m not wearing rose-colored lenses...and thought things did look bad in ‘06...but I just ain’t buying these numbers. Something is wrong.


78 posted on 10/06/2008 6:52:07 AM PDT by B Knotts (Calvin Coolidge Republican)
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To: housedeep

Absolutely!!! Rasmussen, I can the evil glint in your eyes as you speak on H&C about how bad the repubs are doing.

You my friend (rasmussen) are a low life


79 posted on 10/06/2008 6:52:11 AM PDT by BornToBeAmerican (Sarahcuda = the dems worst nightmare)
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To: paul544

McCain might have saved this had he opposed the billionaire bailout. A Democratic version would have passed anyway and the markets would still be tumbling.


80 posted on 10/06/2008 6:52:20 AM PDT by Captain Kirk
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